A landmark vote by the Church of England to ditch investments in companies fuelling the occupation of Palestine increases commercial risks for companies supplying military equipment to repressive regimes elsewhere, say UK arms trade campaigners.

Alun Morinan, a member of the Anabaptist Network in the UK, has started work as the coordinator of the Christian network within the Campaign Against Arms Trade (CAAT), a non-partisan pressure group which seeks to end the military exports that fuel wars and prop up brutal regimes.

As local government, London Mayor Ken Livingstone and even the Metropolitan Police speak out against Europe's largest arms fair, to be held in London's Docklands from 13-16 September, Christians and others are gearing up for a week of protests and events during the fair.